Pinkus Abortion Technician

Pinkus Abortion Technician is the 23rd album by American rock band Melvins, released on April 20, 2018 through Ipecac Recordings. It features both "ongoing" bass player Steven McDonald and "occasional bottom ender" Jeff Pinkus, who receives writing credit on four of the album's five original songs. The title is a direct reference to the Butthole Surfers album Locust Abortion Technician.

Critical reception
Pinkus Abortion Technician was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, it received an average score of 69 based on 10 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 65 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 15 reviews.

Personnel

 * King Buzzo – guitar, vocals
 * Dale Crover – drums, guitar, vocals, piano
 * Steve McDonald – bass, vocals
 * Jeff Pinkus – bass, banjo, vocals
 * with
 * Tom Hazelmyer – special guest musician

Additional personnel

 * Toshi Kasai – engineer
 * Mackie Osborne – cover drawing & layout
 * Tom Hazelmyer – clown illustrations